#audrey r

[zeldahime]

Uh, holy mother of god. I am not voting for you. "Don't call me another Tiffany G." girl you are worse. You are literally a Republican, and a stupidly naive one at that.

This is the Audrey R. that is running for the board of the OTW. Full unrolled thread (formatting cleaned up for readability) under the cut:

A 🧵To clear up misinformation spreading about me online: 1) I ran for office once as an Independent candidate, and once as a Republican.

2) I am not and never have been pro-censorship. I have been more vocal in my support for freedom of speech in schools than any candidate who has run in my elections. Public schools are the backbone of our society and I will support them until the end of time.

3) When I say in my Q&A responses that I do not understand a question, I spoke about it with fellow candidates, one of whom is a Fanlore member, and still did not understand the question.

4) Regarding EOTWR, I never said that they don’t have members who are also volunteers. I said they did not recruit people who are volunteers to run for the board. At the end of my statement I suggest that they do so and further engage with those people who are in positions to make change at this moment.

5) Regarding the criticism of my political choices, that is perfectly valid. There is not much you can say that has not been said to my face.

6) Accusing me of homophobia and transphobia is absurd. I worked within the party to push acceptance and a revision of the party platform to remove the language that marriage is exclusively between one man and one woman.

I stand in solidarity with queer Southwest Missourians and will continue to do so regardless of my party affiliation.

7) The harassment and vitriol and misinformation being spread about my workplace is untenable. You can insult me, call me names, whatever helps you sleep at night. At the end of the day, I work for a research institute that is one of the few places advocating for children to lead healthy lives in a digital world and working to protect their access to information in states like mine. Their work is important to me, and it should be important to all of you as well.

8) I am not withdrawing my candidacy. I will not concede to the loud voices who are insisting I am “pro-censorship,” “another Tiffany G,” or in any way homophobic / transphobic etc. If you care so much, volunteer.

If you care so much, run against me. Don’t vote for me if you don’t want to. I have no qualms about losing; I’ve done a lot of it. I know how to take an L, but I will not allow my workplace to take potshots on my behalf. Your beef is with me, not the Institute.

[pinkaxolotl85]

The Sequel to Tiffany G that we never wanted:

Audrey Richards from the OTW Elections

Is a Republican.

Ran in the 2022 Republican primary, so not only a Republican but one dedicated to the party.

Her political candidate information lists her religion and Christianity and notes her connection to the Organization for Transformative Works and Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development.

Her archived twitter account when she ran in the Republican Primary reads, "We need to show that young women not only have a place in the Republican Party, but that we can be leaders in it."

Her Q&A for the election includes her being unable to understand, therefore answer, multiple questions that other candidates found simple.

The responses she gives to what she can answer are not inspiring.

Audrey Richards is the Head of Policy for Children and Screens.

An archived tweet from Children and Screens reads, "[T]he prevalence of media with romanticized abuse and sexual content lacking partner communication may be impacting teens' attitudes and behaviors in offline relationships."

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking? Audrey Richards: "Standing up to say, "I need this, and I am willing to budge a little over here to get it," that's how you build a coalition. That is how you become a respected Representative."

Sources will be in a reblog.

[extrapenguin]

OTW Elections PSA

Candidate Audrey R. is a Republican. She ran for US Congress in 2022 as a Republican. The political experience she speaks of, she got from hobnobbing with fascists, and the nonprofit she works with is a Republican-run pro-censorship organization. Do not vote for her.

https://ballotpedia.org/Audrey_Richards

[voidpumpkin]

hey ao3 people, I know y'all care about freedom of speech and gay content, that's why you called a board member electee a 'ccp spy sent to destroy ao3 in the west' cause she was Chinese American an mentioned that ao3 had a cp problem, or how you assumed anonymous Sudan was run by gay hating Muslims the moment you saw Arabic, so I think it is important that you know that one the board member candidate, Audrey Richards, is a registered republican politician. Maybe speak up about that, get a little angry.

Or do you just reserve that anger for non-white people?

[magalijo]

[quidcrusheu]

Les joueuses des Titans sont incroyables. C'est un fait.

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[quidcrusheu]

Il f-Audrey vraiment qu'on passe plus de temps ensemble hors du terrain ...